Illegal economy nearly halved
The illegal economy recorded a significant decline in Greece from 2013 to 2021, excluding the year of the pandemic in 2020, according to a report by researchers at the International Monetary Fund.
Greece’s youngest hauler
A little while back, a message appeared on Maria Biniola’s Facebook wall.
US-Turkey ties now have significant momentum, Senator Murphy says
There is significant momentum in relations between the United States and Turkey upon which the two NATO allies can capitalize, US Senator Chris Murphy said on Wednesday during a visit to Turkey following its approval of Sweden’s NATO membership bid.
Are Turkey and Egypt turning a ‘new leaf’ in their relations?
Expert Constantinos Filis, the Director of the Institute of Global Affairs and an associate professor of international relations at the American College of Greece, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss Erdogan’s latest visit to Egypt, whether Cairo is really ready to mend fences, and what these developments mean for the broader region.
What the farmer learned
What is the problem with our agricultural economy? If it was only or mainly about money, the huge amount of funding that has flowed into Greece as income support and subsidies for investments from European funds after the country joined the European Economic Community (EEC), would have solved all its problems.
Greek farmers join tractor protest in front of parliament for second day
Greek farmers honked their tractor horns in front of parliament on Wednesday after spending the night in central Athens as their protest against rising fuel and production costs stretched into a second day.
Greece is India’s gateway to Europe, PM says
Greece and India have pledged to enhance bilateral cooperation following a meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Greece’s agricultural sector is suffering
Greece’s agricultural population is aging. The country’s farmers have a low level of training and are largely stuck in the practices and reasonings of the past, characteristics that, in combination with others, affect the productivity and competitiveness of Greece’s domestic primary production sector.
Turkey’s KAAN fighter jet conducts first flight
Turkey’s KAAN, its first national combat aircraft, completed its first flight on Wednesday, part of the country’s efforts to upgrade its air force.
Prosecutor targets nine over Mati fire
A prosecutor on Tuesday asked for guilty verdicts for nine of the 21 defendants in the trial regarding the response to the deadly fire that ripped through the East Attica town of Mati in July 2018, claiming 104 lives.